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minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoThere was a program call “Nero burning ROM”. A pun I understood much later
minus-squareTwinTusks@bitforged.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoAh fuck, I remember Nero, and I know why it is called Nero (because Nero and the burning of rome), but I never connect the ROM to ROME.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoThe logo was literally the colosseum on fire…
minus-squareTwinTusks@bitforged.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoOh I know about that, just the connection of Rom and Rome.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoAh, ok. Makes even more sense knowing that Nero is a German company, and the city is literally spelled Rom in German.
minus-squareMyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoExact same sentiment. Mind blown
minus-squarePurplebeanZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWell fuck me, that’s a name I haven’t heard for close to 20 years and it didn’t twig until just now.
There was a program call “Nero burning ROM”. A pun I understood much later
Ah fuck, I remember Nero, and I know why it is called Nero (because Nero and the burning of rome), but I never connect the ROM to ROME.
The logo was literally the colosseum on fire…
Oh I know about that, just the connection of Rom and Rome.
Ah, ok. Makes even more sense knowing that Nero is a German company, and the city is literally spelled Rom in German.
Exact same sentiment. Mind blown
Well fuck me, that’s a name I haven’t heard for close to 20 years and it didn’t twig until just now.